Illustrator 9 for Windows and Macintosh Visual QuickStart Guide

by Weinmann, Elaine; Lourekas, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780201708981
• ISBN10: 0201708981
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-07
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard in desktop illustration programs. Graphics professionals rely on Illustrator's layered work environment and vector-drawing tools to create artwork, logos, and presentations for print and the Web. Illustrator's intuitive environment, creative tools and superior integration with Adobe's other Web and illustration tools make it a perfect choice for graphics professionals, but it can also be intimidating and complex for new users. The easy-to-use Visual QuickStart format teaches Illustrator in a simple and straightforward method, suitable for users of any level. Illustrator 9's new features include Flash compatibility, a new Transparency Palette, superior vector and raster Web graphics, and tight integration with Adobe's Web and print publishing applications.Illustrator 9 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide is the ideal resource for anyone looking for a practical guide to Illustrator. The step-by-step instructions give readers just what they need to get right to work, without having to wade through a phone book-sized text. The authors, both experienced computer instructors, offer an easy-to-use layout ideal for busy professionals and novices alike. Previous Edition ISBN: 0-201-35388-1

Author Biography

Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas have written, designed, and illustrated Visual QuickStart Guides on QuarkXPress, Photoshop, and Painter. Their books have been translated into 12 languages and have sold more than 650,000 copies worldwide. They have taught at Pratt Manhattan, Cooper Union School of Art, the New School Computer Instruction Center, and Parsons School of Design.

Table of Contents

Illustrator Interface
Tools
Using the Toolbox	1	(1)
Toolbox	2	(1)
Tool pop-out menus	3	(1)
On the screen
The Illustrator screen: Macintosh	4	(2)
The Illustrator screen: Windows	6	(2)
Mini-Glossary	8	(2)
Menus	10	(2)
Using dialog boxes	12	(1)
Using the palettes	13	(1)
Color palette	14	(4)
Stroke palette	14	(1)
Swatches palette	15	(1)
Gradient palette	15	(1)
Character palette	16	(1)
Multiple Masters Design palette	16	(1)
Paragraph palette	17	(1)
Tab Ruler palette	17	(1)
Layers palette	18	(1)
Info palette	18	(4)
Align palette	19	(1)
Transform palette	19	(1)
Actions palette	20	(1)
Navigator palette	20	(1)
Links palette	21	(1)
Pathfinder palette	21	(1)
Brushes palette	22	(1)
Transparency palette	22	(1)
Styles palette	23	(1)
Appearance palette	23	(1)
SVG Interactivity palette	24	(1)
Attributes palette	24	(1)
Document Info palette	24	(1)
Measuring up	25	(1)
Change the units for the current document	25	(5)
Multiple Undos	26	(1)
Context-sensitive menus	26	(1)
How Illustrator Works
Vectors and rasters	27	(1)
How objects are made	28	(1)
The written word	29	(1)
Editing tools	29	(1)
How everything shapes up	30	(2)
Coloring	31	(1)
How it all stacks up	32	(1)
Keeping up appearances	32	(1)
Gotta have styles	32	(1)
It's all for effect	32	(1)
On the screen	33	(1)
When all is said and done	33	(2)
Startup
Creating new files
Launch Illustrator (Mac OS)	35	(1)
Launch Illustrator (Windows)	36	(1)
Create a new document	37	(1)
Change the artboard dimensions	38	(4)
Create a landscape page	39	(1)
Reposition the printable area on the artboard	40	(1)
Create a landscape artboard	40	(1)
Divide the artboard into multiple pages	40	(2)
Saving files
Save a file in the native Illustrator format	42	(1)
Save an existing file	43	(1)
Save a copy of an existing file	43	(1)
Revert to the last saved version	43	(1)
Save a file as an EPS	44	(3)
Save a file as an Adobe PDF	47	(3)
Opening files
Open a file from within Illustrator	50	(1)
Ending a work session
Close a file	50	(1)
Quit/Exit Illustrator	50	(1)
Views
Change views
Use the Navigator palette to change the view size of an illustration	51	(1)
Choose a preset view size	52	(2)
Change the view size using the Zoom tool	53	(1)
Change the view size using the keyboard	53	(1)
Change the view	54	(3)
Define a custom view setting	55	(1)
Choose a custom view setting	55	(1)
Rename or delete a custom view setting	55	(1)
Display an illustration in two windows	56	(1)
Change the screen display mode	57	(1)
Get around
Move an illustration in its window using the Hand tool	57	(1)
Move the illustration in its window using the Navigator palette	58	(1)
Objects Basics
Deleting objects
Delete one object	59	(1)
Delete a bunch of objects	59	(1)
Drawing geometric objects
Create a rectangle or ellipse by dragging	60	(1)
Create a rectangle or ellipse by specifying dimensions	60	(1)
Create a rounded rectangle	61	(1)
Round the corners of an existing object	62	(1)
Create a polygon by clicking	62	(1)
Create a polygon by dragging	63	(1)
Create a spiral by clicking	64	(1)
Create a spiral by dragging	64	(1)
Create a star by clicking	65	(1)
Create a star by dragging	66	(1)
Drawing freeform objects
Draw using the Pencil tool	67	(1)
Close an existing Pencil line using a command	67	(1)
Choose Pencil tool settings	68	(1)
Select/Copy
Selecting
The five selection tools	69	(4)
Select all the objects in an illustration	70	(1)
Select an object or objects	71	(1)
Add or subtract objects from a selection	71	(1)
Select anchor points or segments	72	(1)
Select using a command	73	(1)
Select using a Lasso tool	74	(1)
Deselect all objects	74	(1)
Moving
Move an object by dragging	75	(1)
Use smart guides to align objects	76	(2)
Hiding and locking
Hide the anchor points and direction lines of an object or objects	78	(1)
Hide/show an object's center point	78	(1)
Hide an object or objects	79	(1)
Redisplay all hidden objects	79	(1)
Lock an object or objects	79	(1)
Unlock all locked objects	79	(1)
Copying
Drag-copy an object	80	(1)
Copy an object by nudging	80	(1)
Copy or move objects from one document to another (Clipboard)	81	(1)
Offset a copy of a path	82	(2)
Transform
Basic transformations
Using the transformation tools	84	(1)
Use smart guides as you rotate, scale, or shear an object	85	(1)
Rotate an object using a dialog box	86	(1)
Rotate an object by dragging	86	(1)
Scale an object using a dialog box	87	(1)
Scale an object by dragging	88	(1)
Reflect (flip) an object using a dialog box	89	(1)
Reflect an object by dragging	89	(1)
Shear (slant) an object using a dialog box	90	(1)
Shear an object by dragging	90	(1)
Transform an object using its bounding box	91	(3)
Square off the bounding box	91	(1)
Use the Free Transform tool	92	(1)
Apply multiple transformation commands via Transform Each	93	(1)
Use the Transform Effect dialog box to apply editable effects	94	(1)
Creating blends
Blends are live!	95	(1)
Blend between objects using the Make Blend command	96	(1)
Release a blend	96	(1)
Choose or change blend options	97	(2)
Reverse the stacking position of objects in a blend	99	(1)
Reverse the location of objects in a blend	99	(1)
Blend objects using the Blend tool	100	(1)
Apply an existing blend to a path	101	(1)
Use a blend to create a 3-D effect	102	(1)
Reshape
The path building blocks	103	(1)
Corners and curves
Move an anchor point or a segment	104	(1)
Reshape a curve segment	104	(1)
Convert a corner anchor point into a smooth anchor point	105	(1)
Convert a curve anchor point into a corner anchor point	106	(1)
Pinch a curve inward	106	(1)
Adding points
Add anchor points to a path manually	107	(1)
Add anchor points to a path using a command	108	(1)
Pen shortcuts	108	(2)
Add to an open path using the Pencil tool	109	(1)
Add to a brushstroke path using the Paintbrush tool	109	(1)
Add a segment to an open path	109	(1)
Deleting points
Delete anchor points from a path	110	(1)
Quick reshaping
Erase part of a path using the Erase tool	111	(1)
Reshape a path using the Pencil or Paintbrush tool	111	(1)
Smooth part of an existing path	112	(1)
Choose settings for the Smooth tool	112	(1)
Apply the Zig Zag effect	113	(3)
Use the Reshape tool	114	(1)
Exercise: Draw a paintbrush using the Reshape tool	115	(1)
Averaging points
Average points	116	(1)
Joining
Join two endpoints	117	(2)
Combine two or more objects into one using the Unite command	119	(1)
Slicing and dicing
Split a path	120	(1)
Split a path by deleting a point or a segment	120	(1)
Cut an object using the Slice command	121	(1)
Cut an object into separate shapes	122	(1)
Exercise: Change a square into a star	123	(1)
Exercise: Draw a light bulb	124	(1)
Fill & Stroke
Mixing and applying colors
Fills and strokes	125	(1)
QuickStart drag-color	126	(1)
Apply a fill or stroke of black or white	126	(1)
The palettes you'll use for coloring	127	(3)
Basic coloring steps	128	(1)
Save the current fill or stroke color as a swatch	128	(1)
Colors for print	129	(1)
Global colors	130	(1)
Colors for the Web	130	(1)
Choose a fill or stroke for a path before or after you create it	131	(1)
To change a document's color mode	132	(1)
Mix a process color	133	(2)
Color editing shortcuts	134	(1)
The Color, Gradient, and None buttons	134	(1)
Add matching system or Web colors to the Swatches palette	135	(1)
Changing stroke attributes
Change the width of a stroke	136	(1)
Create a dashed stroke	137	(1)
Modify stroke caps and/or joins	138	(1)
Using the Swatches palette
Choose swatch display options	139	(2)
Load swatches from one Illustrator file to another	140	(1)
Restore default swatches to the current Swatches palette	141	(4)
Delete swatches	142	(1)
Move a swatch or swatches	143	(1)
Duplicate a swatch	143	(1)
Resolving swatch conflicts	144	(1)
Merge spot color swatches	144	(1)
Changing colors
Select objects with the same paint attributes for recoloring	145	(2)
Invert colors	145	(1)
Replace a color globally	146	(1)
Edit a color globally	146	(1)
Adjust or convert colors	147	(1)
Convert an object's colors to a different mode	147	(1)
Use the Paint Bucket tool	148	(1)
Choose paint attributes the Eyedropper picks up or the Paint Bucket applies	148	(1)
Use the Eyedropper tool	149	(3)
Saturate or desaturate colors	150	(1)
Blend fill colors between objects	150	(1)
Convert a process color into a spot color or vice versa	151	(1)
Colorize a 1-bit TIFF image	151	(1)
Creating fill patterns
Create a fill pattern	152	(1)
Use a rectangle to define a fill pattern	152	(1)
Modify a fill pattern	153	(1)
Create a geometric fill pattern	154	(1)
Expand a pattern fill into individual objects	154	(1)
Pen
Drawing with the Pen tool
What the Pen tool does	155	(1)
Draw a straight-sided object using the Pen tool	156	(1)
Draw continuous curves using the Pen tool	157	(2)
Convert smooth points into corner points as you draw them	159	(1)
Convert points in an existing object	160	(1)
Exercise: Convert a rectangle into a constume mask	161	(2)
Layers
Layer upon layer	163	(1)
Choose Layers Palette Options	164	(1)
Creating layers
Create a new top-level layer	165	(1)
Create a sublayer	166	(1)
Create a group	167	(1)
Activating layers
Activate a layer, sublayer, group or object	168	(1)
Activate multiple layers	169	(1)
Selecting objects
Select all the objects in one layer	170	(1)
Deselect all the objects in a layer	170	(1)
Select one object	170	(1)
Select multiple objects on different layers	171	(1)
Working with groups
Select all the objects in a group	171	(2)
Select some objects in a group	173	(1)
Deselect an object in a group	173	(1)
Copy an object in a group	173	(1)
Move an existing object (or group) into a group	174	(1)
Add a new object to a group	175	(1)
Ungroup a group	175	(1)
Restacking
Restack a layer, group, or object	176	(2)
Restack an object in front of or behind another object	177	(1)
Restack using a command	177	(1)
Duplicating
Duplicate a layer, sublayer, or object	178	(1)
Copy objects between layers	178	(1)
Deleting
Delete a layer, sublayer, object, or group	179	(1)
Choosing layer options
Choose layer or object options	180	(2)
Lock/unlock a layer or an object	182	(1)
Hide/show a layer or an object	183	(1)
Hide all top-level layers except one	183	(1)
Change the view for a top-level layer	184	(1)
Display all top-level layers in Outline view except one	184	(1)
Create a template layer	185	(1)
Layer management
Locate an object on the Layers palette	186	(1)
Move layers, sublayers, groups, or objects to a new layer	186	(1)
Move objects to new, separate layers	187	(1)
Move an object to a different layer using the Clipboard	188	(1)
Merging and flattening
Merge layers, group, or object sublayers	189	(1)
Flatten artwork	190	(1)
Tracing
Use the Auto Trace tool	191	(1)
Trace letters manually	192	(2)
Manually trace over a placed image	194	(1)
Create Type
Creating type
The type tools	195	(1)
A few things to know about fonts	196	(1)
Create point type	196	(1)
Create a type rectangle	197	(1)
Enter type inside an object	198	(1)
Make a horizontal type block vertical, or vice versa	198	(1)
Place type on an object's path	199	(1)
Adjust the position of type on a path	199	(1)
Importing type
Import type into an object from another application	200	(1)
Linking type
If your type overfloweth	201	(1)
Link overflow type to another type object	201	(1)
Change the order in which type flows from one object to another	201	(1)
Link overflow type to a copy of an existing object	202	(1)
Unlink two or more type objects	202	(1)
Remove one type object from a chain and keep the text stream intact	202	(1)
Copying type
Copy type and its object between Illustrator documents or between Illustrator and Photoshop	203	(1)
Move type from one object to another	203	(1)
Creating outlines
Create type outlines	204	(1)
Exercise: Type on a circle	205	(3)
Style & Edit Type
Selecting type
Select type and its object	208	(1)
Select a type object but not the type	209	(1)
Select the type but not its object	209	(1)
Applying type attributes
Type palettes	210	(1)
Choose a font	211	(1)
Resize type	212	(1)
Change leading via the Character palette	213	(1)
Change leading via the keyboard	214	(1)
Kern or track type	214	(1)
Change case	215	(1)
Fit type to its container	216	(1)
Scale type horizontally and/or vertically	216	(1)
Restore normal scaling	216	(1)
Baseline shift type	217	(1)
Hang punctuation	217	(1)
Change paragraph alignment	218	(1)
Change paragraph indentation	219	(1)
Adjust inter-paragraph spacing	220	(1)
Word processing
Find and replace text	221	(1)
Check spelling	222	(1)
Edit the user-defined dictionary	223	(1)
Export text	224	(1)
Find and replace a font	224	(2)
Arrange text in linked rows and columns	226	(1)
Create smart punctuation	227	(1)
Turn on auto hyphenation	228	(1)
Insert tabs into text	229	(1)
Set or modify custom tab stops	230	(1)
Copy type attributes
Copy type attributes using the Eyedropper or Paint Bucket	231	(1)
Choose which attributes the Eyedropper picks up or the Paint Bucket applies	232	(1)
Special effects with type
Wrap type around an object	232	(1)
Create type with a shadow	233	(1)
Slant a type block	234	(1)
Acquire
Opening and placing images
How images are acquired	235	(5)
Open a file from within Illustrator	237	(1)
Open a file from the Mac OS Finder or Windows Explorer	238	(1)
Place an image from another application into an Illustrator document	238	(1)
Display a placed image in Outline view	239	(1)
Reopening a file that contains linked images	239	(1)
Photoshop to Illustrator	240	(2)
Linking images
Edit a linked image in its original application	242	(2)
Replace one linked image with another	243	(1)
Locate a linked image in an Illustrator file	243	(1)
View file information for a linked image	244	(1)
Choose Links palette display options	244	(3)
Update a modified linked image	245	(1)
Convert a linked image to an embedded image	246	(1)
Drag-and-drop
Drag-and-drop an object	247	(2)
Brushes
Using brushes	249	(1)
Draw with the Paintbrush tool	250	(1)
Choose preferences for the Paintbrush	250	(1)
Apply a brushstroke to an existing path	251	(1)
Add brushes from other libraries	252	(1)
Remove a brushstroke from an object	253	(1)
Convert a brushstroke into outlined paths	253	(1)
Choose brush display options	254	(1)
Creating and modifying brushes
Create or modify a scatter brush	254	(2)
Create or modify a calligraphic brush	256	(2)
Create or modify an art brush	258	(1)
Delete a brush from the Brushes palette	259	(1)
Create tiles for a pattern brush	260	(1)
Create a pattern brush	261	(1)
Modify a pattern brush	262	(1)
Edit a scatter, art, or pattern brush manually	263	(1)
Create a new brush library	264	(1)
Change the stroke options for an individual object	265	(1)
Duplicate a brush	266	(1)
Combine Paths
Compounds
Create a compound path	267	(1)
Add an object to a compound path	268	(1)
Release a compound path	269	(1)
Reverse an object's fill in a compound path	270	(1)
Pathfinders
Combining commands	271	(1)
Dividing commands	272	(1)
Choose Pathfinder options	273	(1)
Turn a stroke or an open path into a filled object	274	(1)
Gradients
Gradient basics	275	(7)
Fill an object with a gradient	276	(1)
Create and save a two-color gradient	277	(1)
Edit colors in an existing gradient	278	(1)
Add colors to a gradient	279	(1)
Use the Gradient tool	280	(1)
Spread a gradient across multiple objects	281	(1)
Gradient meshes
What is a gradient mesh?	282	(1)
Mesh building blocks	282	(1)
Convert an object into a gradient mesh using the Gradient Mesh tool	283	(1)
Convert an object into a gradient mesh using a command	284	(1)
Recolor a gradient mesh	285	(1)
Add mesh points or lines	286	(1)
Add or remove square points	286	(3)
Delete a mesh point	287	(1)
Reshape mesh lines	287	(1)
Expand a standard gradient into separate objects	288	(1)
Expand a radial or linear gradient into a gradient mesh	288	(1)
Appearances/Styles
Using appearances	289	(1)
Appearances and layers	290	(1)
Target appearances to a group or layer	290	(1)
Understanding the icons	291	(1)
Copy or move appearance attributes via the Layers palette	291	(1)
Apply appearance attributes	292	(1)
Edit or restack appearance attributes	293	(1)
Edit a stroke or fill appearance attribute	293	(1)
Remove a brushstroke from a stroke attribute	294	(1)
Apply multiple stroke or fill attributes	294	(1)
Duplicate an appearance attribute	295	(1)
Remove an appearance attribute	295	(1)
Remove all appearance attributes from an item	296	(1)
Choose appearance options for new objects	296	(1)
Blends and appearances	297	(1)
Using styles	298	(1)
Choose a view for the Styles palette	299	(1)
Apply a style to an object	300	(1)
Apply a style to a layer, sublayer, or group	300	(1)
Copy a style or an appearance attribute from one object to another	301	(1)
Break the link between a style and a layer, sublayer, group, or object	302	(1)
Create a new style using an object	302	(1)
Create a new style using a duplicate of an existing style	303	(1)
Edit a style	304	(1)
Merge styles	305	(1)
Delete a style from the Styles palette	305	(1)
Add a style from an existing library or from another document to the Styles palette	306	(1)
Create a style library	307	(1)
Expand an appearance into its attributes	307	(1)
Using effects	308	(1)
Apply an effect	309	(1)
Edit an effect	309	(1)
Add to, or edit an effect in, a style	310	(1)
Remove an effect from a layer, object, or style	310	(1)
Apply a Convert to Shape effect	311	(1)
Use live shapes with text	312	(1)
Outline Object for text	312	(1)
Apply the Inner Glow or Outer Glow effect	313	(1)
Apply the Add Arrowheads effect	314	(2)
Masks/Transparency
Standard masks
Mask objects	316	(1)
Select the clipping path and masked objects in a mask group	317	(1)
Select only the clipping path	317	(1)
Select all the clipping paths in your illustration	317	(1)
Add an object to a mask	317	(1)
Restack a masked object within its group	318	(1)
Copy a masked object	318	(1)
Lock one masked object or an entire clipping group	318	(1)
Release a mask	319	(1)
Unmask one object	320	(2)
Recolor a clipping path	320	(2)
Transparency
Change the opacity or blending mode of an object, group, or layer	322	(1)
Change the opacity or blending mode of only an object's fill or stroke	322	(1)
The blending modes	323	(2)
Restrict a blending mode effect to specific objects	325	(1)
Knock out objects	326	(1)
Turn off the Knockout Group option	326	(1)
Show/hide the transparency grid	327	(1)
Choose preferences for the transparency grid	327	(1)
Flatten objects and maintain the look of transparency	328	(1)
Opacity masks
Create an opacity mask	329	(1)
Invert an opacity mask	330	(1)
Reshape or edit an opacity masking object	331	(1)
Feather the edge of a mask object	331	(1)
Move mask objects independently	332	(1)
Temporarily disable a mask	332	(1)
Release an opacity mask	333	(1)
Use an opacity mask within a knockout group or layer	333	(1)
Create a drop shadow	334	(1)
Apply the Hard Mix and Soft Mix commands	335	(4)
Filters
Filter basics	337	(2)
A few vector filters
Scribble or tweak	339	(1)
Rough up a shape	340	(3)
Twirl path points around an object's center (dialog box method)	340	(1)
Twirl path points around an object's center (mouse method)	341	(1)
Punk or bloat an object	341	(2)
Raster (bitmap) filters
Rasterize a path object	343	(11)
Apply the Object Mosaic filter	345	(1)
The raster filters illustrated	346	(8)
Pen and Ink filters
Apply the Pen and Ink filter	354	(1)
Create a new hatch pattern	355	(1)
Modify an existing hatch	356	(1)
Save a hatch library	356	(1)
Open a hatch library	356	(1)
Convert a continuous-tone image into a crosshatch image	357	(2)
Precision Tools
Ruler guides and object guides
Move the ruler origin	359	(1)
Restore the ruler origin to its default location	360	(1)
Show/hide guides	360	(1)
Create a ruler guide	360	(4)
Turn an object into a guide	361	(1)
Turn all object guides back into objects	361	(1)
Turn one guide back into an object	361	(1)
Lock or unlock all guides	362	(1)
Lock one guide	362	(1)
Remove one guide	362	(1)
Clear all guides	362	(1)
Place guides around an object or create evenly spaced guides	363	(1)
Using the grid
Turn on the snap to grid function	364	(1)
Hide/show the grid	364	(1)
Change the Constrain Angle	364	(1)
Transforming using numbers
Move an object a specified distance	365	(1)
Reposition, resize, rotate, or shear an object using the Transform palette	366	(2)
Aligning and distributing
Align or distribute objects	368	(13)
Measure a distance using the Measure tool	370	(1)
Actions
Actions and the Actions palette	371	(1)
Create a new actions set	372	(1)
Record an action	372	(1)
Insert a menu item into an action's command list	373	(1)
Insert a stop in an existing action	374	(1)
Record commands into an existing action	375	(1)
Replay an action on an image	375	(1)
Exclude or include a command from playback	376	(1)
Turn on a command's dialog pause	376	(1)
Rerecord a dialog	376	(1)
Move a command	377	(1)
Copy a command	377	(1)
Copy an action from one set to another	377	(1)
Delete an action or a command	377	(1)
Include one action in another action	378	(1)
Save an actions set	379	(1)
Load an actions set	379	(1)
Record paths for insertion	379	(1)
Workarounds for non-recordable tools	380	(1)
Reset actions to the default set	380	(1)
Clear all actions sets from the palette	380	(1)
Replace all current actions sets	380	(1)
Preferences
Create a custom startup file	381	(1)
General Preferences	382	(8)
Type & Auto Tracing Preferences	384	(1)
Units & Undo Preferences	385	(1)
Guides & Grid Preferences	386	(1)
Smart Guides Preferences	387	(1)
Hyphenation Options Preferences	388	(1)
Plug-ins & Scratch Disk Preferences	389	(1)
Files & Clipboard Preferences	390	(2)
Output/Export
Outputting files
Print on a black-and-white or color PostScript printer	392	(9)
Create crop marks	394	(1)
Remove crop marks created with the Crop Marks command	395	(1)
Create trim marks	395	(1)
Print (tile) an illustration that is larger than the paper size	396	(1)
Solving printing problems	397	(2)
Smoother blends	399	(1)
Lower an object's output resolution to facilitate printing	400	(1)
Display information about an object or an entire document	401	(1)
Exporting files
Save as an earlier version of Illustrator	402	(1)
Export a file	403	(1)
Secondary export dialog boxes	404	(3)
Add interactivity to SVG artwork	407	(1)
Export an SVG or SVGZ file	408	(1)
Export a Flash file	409	(3)
Other file formats	411	(1)
Pasting out of Illustrator	412	(1)
Export an Illustrator file to Adobe LiveMotion	413	(2)
Printing and exporting transparency	415	(1)
Rasterization settings for effects	416	(1)
Color stitching	417	(1)
Flattening different types of objects	417	(2)
Exporting Illustrator files: a summary	419	(1)
Managing color	420	(3)
Calibration	421	(1)
Calibrate your monitor	421	(2)
Choose a predefined color management setting	423	(1)
Choosing individual work spacing settings	423	(2)
Customize your color management policies	425	(1)
Customize your conversion options	426	(1)
Change a document's color profile	427	(1)
Proof your colors	428	(1)
Separations
Color separation setup	429	(1)
Prepare a file for separations	430	(1)
Overprinting	430	(5)
Use Separation Setup	431	(4)
Trapping
Create a spread trap manually	435	(1)
Create a choke trap manually	436	(1)
Trap a line manually	436	(1)
Overprint a specified percentage of black	437	(1)
Create traps automatically	438	(1)
Create a trap on top of a fill and a stroke (a workaround)	438	(1)
Web
Exporting web graphics	439	(1)
Image size	440	(1)
Determine a file's actual storage size	440	(1)
GIF	441	(1)
Color depth	442	(1)
JPEG	442	(2)
Dithering	444	(1)
Alias versus anti-alias	444	(1)
PNG-8 and PNG-24	445	(1)
Optimizing images for the Web	446	(2)
Optimize an image in the GIF or PNG-8 format	448	(2)
Use the Save for Web previews	450	(1)
Save your Save for Web settings	450	(1)
JPEGs and Web-safe colors	451	(1)
Optimize an image in the JPEG format	451	(2)
Preserve multi-level transparency in PNG-24 images	453	(1)
Make flat-color areas Web safe	453	(1)
Optimize to file size	454	(1)
Resize your image	454	(1)
Controlling dithering	455	(1)
Preview potential browser dither in an optimized image	455	(1)
Create an image map	456	(1)
Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts
List of keyboard shortcuts	457	(10)
Customizing shortcuts
Assign your own shortcuts	467	(1)
Choose, delete, or print a keyset	468	(1)
Index	469